Ubuntu :: Replace Special Character With A Script

Mar 12, 2011

I need a script that will replace '/' in a variable with ''I have tried the following:

Code:

y=$(echo $1|sed 's///\/g')

The thing is that this approach does not always work. Here is an example:

Code:

user@pc:~$ sh script.sh /usr/var/sakis.txt
z:usr
arsakis.txt
user@pc:~$ sh script.sh /usr/tar/sakis.txt
z:usr arsakis.txt

Is there a way to treat those characters?

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